County government · Iosco County, MI

Iosco County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Iosco County took in $77.1 million and spent $80.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Fees for services25%County taxes12%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other4.7%Local tax money1.4%

What stands out

50%

of Iosco County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes12%

Property tax
12%$9.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$71 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$67 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$19.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$19.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.1%$4.7 million

State tax money50%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
50%$38.5 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$1.0 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$3.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals41%Social services22%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

22%

of Iosco County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
41%$32.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$32.7 million
Social services
22%$17.5 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$16.1 million
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$11.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$10.9 million
  • Airports$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$9.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$705 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$5.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Police$895 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$271 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$752 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$509 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$243 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$214 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$214 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$58 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Iosco County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Iosco County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.